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Joseph Crespo

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Joseph Crespo
Personal information
Born(1925-01-01)1 January 1925
Elne, Pyrénées-Orientales,
Occitania, France
Died7 May 2004(2004-05-07) (aged 79)
Mably, France
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–44 USA Perpignan
Rugby league
PositionCentre, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1944–?? RC Roanne XIII
19??–?? Lyon Villeurbanne XIII
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948–54 France 27 8 0 0 24
Source: [1]
As of 17 January 2021

Joseph Crespo (Elne, 1 January 1925 - Mably, 7 May 2004) was a French rugby union and rugby league player who represented France in the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand and 1954 World Cup.

Career

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Crespo started to play rugby union for USA Perpignan,[2] with which he became1943-44 French Rugby Union Championship French Champion in 1944. In the same year, he returned to play rugby league, which was forbidden by the Vichy regime between 1941 and 1944, joining RC Roanne XIII and later for Lyon Villeurbanne XIII. He earned 26 caps for France, between 1948 and 1954, taking part to the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand and the 1954 World Cup. During his active life, he worked as sales rep for home improvement articles.

See also

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  • Henri Riu (French rugby union and rugby league player)

References

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  1. ^ Joseph Crespo rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ "Wikiwix's cache". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)